This book blazes a new trail for innovators who want to do more than come up with creative ideas; they want to make new things happen.

The Other Side of Innovation unhooks innovation from anything that would undermine it, including some cherished myths about big ideas and rebellious leaders. The book offers a professional process for putting innovation in action. read more…

Tech-blogger and journalist Ryan Tate reveals how businesses from Yahoo, Xerox to Tropicana can inspire greater creativity and productivity by allowing their employees to pursue their own passions at work. Tate examines how companies large and small can incubate valuable innovative advances by making small, specific changes to how work time is approached within their corporate cultures. The concept of “20% Time” originated at Google, but Tate takes examples from all around the business world to demonstrate how flexibility and experimentation can revolutionize any business model. An inspiring exploration of how unorthodox business practices and the freedom to experiment can fuel innovation..

The father of open innovation is back with his most significant book yet. Henry Chesbrough’s acclaimed book Open Innovation described a new paradigm for management in the 21st century. Open Services Innovation offers a new approach that demonstrates how open innovation combined with a services approach to business is an effective and powerful way to grow and compete in our increasingly services-driven economy.

“The only way to get what you’re worth is to stand out, to exert emotional labor, to be seen as indispensable, and to produce interactions that organizations and people care deeply about.” In bestsellers such as Purple Cow and Tribes, Seth Godin taught readers how to make remarkable products and spread powerful ideas. But this book is different. It’s about you – your choices, your future, and your potential to make a huge difference in whatever field you choose.